Today's sermon is challenging. Its timing is amazingly exacting my present dilemma. It deals with how to treat your “enemies” or those who do you wrong. The anger I felt a week back was slowly fading away like a dandelion “flailing in the wind.” I want to think that way. I normally don’t live on hate. One, it’s not good for my hypertension. Two, it’s a waste of energy. Three, it’s just too bad to store hate into your system. Your body creates more acid and it’s just not good.

Mariah, my favorite singer of all time since 1992, reminds me to do just the same. She wrote a song called “I Wish You Well” off her E=MC2 album released on April 15, 2008.

I Wish You Well

In a world where either chaos or change is constant, Mariah reminds me to keep it down. Simply, ignore things as before, is rather how I want to put it - keep it low, Mariah whispers.

The last track from her last album, E=MC2 available everywhere worldwide on tax day, April 15th, Mariah pulls an Aretha Franklin sounding track giving her famous vocal range flexibility to flow gently in all crescendo and descresendo throughout the song.
It even listed famous Bible verses to keep the gospel theme articulated. Bottomline, all ain’t doin’ well unless you let Him interfere and all else will be clear and well…

This song is believed to be written for Tommy Mottola’s evil. He’s MC’s ex-hubby who controled and manipulated her life and career during the pre-Butterfly, post-Butterfly era, (Butterfly was Mariah’s album title in 1997.) including the successfully manuevered Glitter disaster. Tommy was believed to have stolen ideas from the Glitter tracks and gave those to J.Lo giving her the no. 1 hits with Ja Rule. Google reminded me it’s "I’m Real" and "Ain’t it Funny (Remix)".
Anyhow or who the h*ll cares about what, here’s how MC’s lyrics to the song aptly called "I Wish You Well"…



This goes out to you and you and you
You know who you are

Hmm hmm hmm
When glory days turn to stormy nights
You must have been so petrified
Didn’t you, didn’t you feel so cold
You against the world in a losing fight
Captive of your demons inside

So you sought an enemy
(I’m not your enemy. He lives in you, you know it’s true)
Like times before to mock ignorantly
(But the Lord said love, love your enemy so just…)
Take heed to the Word it’s time
Check Proverbs 19:29
Don’t cry

[ Flying Cookies researches: Prov 19:29 "Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And blows for the back of fools." ]

I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well

I truly wanted solidarity
Still wearing my blinders back then
(So much I didn’t see)
I weep for what I dreamed we all could be
I’ll keep you in prayer till the end

Still bruised, still walk on eggshells
Same frightened child, hide to protect myself
(Can’t believe I still need to protect myself from you)
But you can’t manipulate me like before
Examine first John chapter 4 verse 4
[ Flying Cookies researches: John 4:4 And He had to pass through Samaria. ]

And
I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well

Be strong in the Lord and power of His might

If my shows of gratitude are miniscule
Inside your mind, sorry
(I’m so sorry, please forgive me)
There’s only so much I can do I love you and did all that I could

Maybe when you’re cursing me
You don’t feel so incomplete
But we’ve all made mistakes
Felt the guilt and self-hate

I know you’ve been there for me plenty
Maybe still got love for me
But let him without sin cast the first stone brethren
But who remains standing then
Not you not I see Phillippians 4:9
(Put it into practice and the God of Peace will be with you)
[ Flying Cookies researches: The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. ]


So
I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well

(He who the Son sets free is free indeed)
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
Surely God is my salvation
I will trust and not be afraid
The Lord, the Lord is my salvation
I will trust in Him
Yes, I know that I know that I know that I know

But I have had God’s help to this very day
And so I stand here and testify
To small and great alike
So the more you curse me
The more you’re blessing me
The Word said it
Love your enemies

Do good to those who curse you
Pray for those who mistreat you
Psalms 129:2
They have greatly oppressed me from my youth
But they have not gained victory over me
(In Jesus’ name)
[ Flying Cookies researches: Psalms 129:2 Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up; Yet they have not prevailed against me. ]

I wish you well

He that keeps his mind state on the Lord
He will keep them in perfect peace